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  • Page 1 Sheedfed Scanner User’s Manual Regulatory model: FF-0803S Avision Inc.
  • Page 2 Trademarks Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows and MS-DOS are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM, IBM PC are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp. ® ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered mark. Other brands and product names herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
  • Page 3 FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, this device...
  • Page 4 Disposal of Waste Equipment This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that the product can not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead it should be sent to appropriate facilities for recovery and recycling in an effort to protect human health and the environment.

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    System Requirements IBM compatible PC 586, Pentium or higher Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 USB port 2.0 (compatible with USB 1.1) At least 100 MB of free hard disk space (500 MB is recommended) At least 128 MB of system memory (512 MB of RAM is recommended) At least 1 GB of RAM for Windows Vista/7 A CD-ROM drive...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction..........1-1 Scanner Installation........2-1 Disassembly and Installation of the Scan Module ............2-2 Installing the Scanner Driver and Cables ..2-4 Completing Your First Scan ....... 3-1 Placing Your Document ........ 3-1 Verifying Your Scanner Installation ....3-7 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box3-11 Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box ..
  • Page 7 Care and Maintenance ....... 7-1 Cleaning the Scanner Glass ......7-1 Cleaning the rollers and ADF pad....7-3 Replacing the ADF Roller ......7-6 Replacing the ADF pad module ....7-11 Troubleshooting ........8-1 Clearing a Paper Jam ........8-1 Frequently Asked Questions......

  • Page 8: Introduction

    1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the color image scanner. With this scanner, you can quickly scan documents to increase productivity. Before you install and operate the new scanner, please take a few minutes to read through this manual. It provides proper instructions for you to unpack, install, operate and maintain the scanner.
  • Page 9 Scanner main unit Quick guide/CD USB cable USB power cable Power adapter Note: 1. Only use the AC adapter (HEG42-240100-7L by HITRON / DA-24C24 by ADP) included in the machine. Using other AC adapters may damage the machine and void the warranty. 2.

  • Page 10: Scanner Installation

    2. Scanner Installation Precautions Keep the scanner out of direct sunlight. Direct exposure to the sun or excessive heat may cause damage to the unit. Do not install the scanner in a humid or dusty place. Be sure to use the proper AC power source. Place the scanner securely on an even, flat surface.

  • Page 11: Disassembly And Installation Of The Scan Module

    2.1 Disassembly and Installation of the Scan Module The scan module is detachable from the automatic document feeder. The scan module without the automatic document feeder can be conveniently carried around. Disassembly Steps: Press the release button on bottom right corner and lift up the scan module.

  • Page 12: Installation Steps

    Installation Steps Align the scan module to the document feeder and insert it on the document feeder. If it has been inserted successfully, a snap in sound could be heard. The scan module Important: Before installing the scan module to the auto document feeder, please first remove the protection cushion both inside and outside the scan module.

  • Page 13: Installing The Scanner Driver And Cables

    2.2 Installing the Scanner Driver and Cables Note: The Windows system CD may be required when installing on some PC’s. To ensure your computer can identify the USB scanner, please install scanner driver first before connecting the scanner to your computer. 2.2.1 Connecting to Power There are two ways of supplying power to the scanner.

  • Page 14: Power Cable

    (2) Supplying the power from a computer via a USB power cable Plug the circle end of the USB cable for power into the power jack of your scanner. Connect the rectangle end to the USB port of your computer. Notice: Using the USB cable for power will occupy an extra USB port on your computer.

  • Page 15: Turning On The Scanner

    2.2.2 Turning on the Scanner Turn the knob on the scanner clockwise to make the blue pointer points to any number to turn on the scanner. The green LED will be on. Note: Each of the number marks (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) corresponds to its respective destination in the Button Manager application.

  • Page 16: Installing The Scanner Driver

    2.2.3 Turning off the Scanner To turn off the scanner, turn the knob to make the blue pointer points to the power off mark ( ) as indicated below. 2.2.4 Installing the Scanner Driver Place the supplied CD-ROM onto your CD-ROM drive. The software installation graphic appears.
  • Page 17 Contents on the installation graphic: • Install Button Manager: To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install Button Manager. To ensure Button Manager works properly, please FIRST install Button Manager before installing the scanner driver. • Install Scanner Driver: To communicate with your scanner, you need to install the scanner driver.

  • Page 18: Connecting To Computer

    2.2.5 Connecting to Computer Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port of your scanner. Connect the rectangle end to the USB port of your computer. 2. The computer should detect a new USB device and prompt a “New Hardware Found”...

  • Page 19: Completing Your First Scan

    3. Completing Your First Scan Placing Your Document 3.1.1 Notice on Using the ADF Before using the ADF, please make sure that your paper meets the following specifications: • Document(s) can range in size from 3.5 by 2 inches to 8.5 by 14 inches (Legal).
  • Page 20 3.1.2 Loading Paper to the Document Feeder Pull out the output tray beneath the bottom of the scanner as indicated below.
  • Page 21 Load your one side document(s) to the document feeder with the top of the page pointing to the feeder. • The document feeder can hold up to 20 sheets (at Xerox 4024 20 lb. paper). • Place your one side document with the text facing down and the first page loading first.
  • Page 22 3.1.3 Loading A Single Page Through the Front Input Tray Open the cover of the front input tray. Load your singe-page document to the front input tray with the top of the page pointing to the front input tray. Load one side document with the text facing down.
  • Page 23 Center your document with the paper size marks. 3.1.4 Using the Function of “Eject Paper Opposite” The scanner is designed with the advanced “eject paper opposite” feature to achieve the fastest scan rate. By default, the paper which feeds through the scanner will be ejected from the front side of the front tray.
  • Page 24 The following picture shows the position of the scanned paper after choosing “eject paper opposite”...

  • Page 25: Verifying Your Scanner Installation

    Verifying Your Scanner Installation To verify if your scanner installation is correct, Avision provides you a useful test program called Avision Capture Tool. With this tool, you can perform simple scans and view the captured images. In addition, it helps you complete your scan at a rated speed.
  • Page 26 Actual Page Size Save File Path File Format Scan Setup Choose your desired file format from the File Format drop down list box. (Default is BMP, other choice includes TIFF, GIF, and JPEG.) Type your desired folder name and file name in the File Path box.
  • Page 27 Image Selection From the Image Selection Box, choose your desired image type for your scanned image. (Default is Front B&W) If you have a duplex scanner, choose Front and Rear to scan both sides of your document. Click OK to quit the Scanner Properties dialog box. (To learn more details about the Scanner Properties dialog box, please see the subsequent chapter, Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box.)
  • Page 28 Status Bar Fit Page View Thumbnail View 11. You can view the scanned image in Fit Page ( ) or Actual Size (100%) button ( ) from the Viewing toolbars at the right side. 12. Click the Close box or Quit from the File menu to exit the Scan Validation Tool.

  • Page 29: A Glance Of The Scanner Properties Dialog Box3-11

    3.2 A Glance of the Scanner Properties Dialog Box 1. Tab Options Choice: Image, Compression, Color Dropout, Paper, Options, Settings, Information. 2. Image Choose your image type and the side of Selection Box document you wish to scan. Options vary based on type of scanner.

  • Page 30: Using The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    4. Using the Scanner Properties Dialog Box The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to configure the scanner’s settings. It consists of several tabbed windows each of which will be described in this chapter. The Scanner Properties dialog box...

  • Page 31: Buttons On The Scanner Properties Dialog Box

    4.1 Buttons on the Scanner Properties Dialog Box The buttons on the Scanner Properties dialog box Buttons Description Defaults Click the Defaults button, the factory default settings will be shown on each tab. Scan After all the scan settings are satisfactory, click the Scan button to start scanning your document.
  • Page 32 The following table shows the default settings： Tab name Default settings Image Image：Front B&W Binarization：Dynamic Threshold Resolution：200 dpi Invert：Blank on White Scan Source：Auto Document Feeder Threshold：None Brightness：None Contrast：None Compression None Color Dropout None Paper Cropping：Automatic Deskew：Yes Orientation：Portrait OverScan：0.00 Multifeed Detection：None Unit：Inch Options Rotation Degrees：None...

  • Page 33: The Image Tab

    4.2 The Image Tab The Image tab allows you to choose the front side and (or) the rear side of your document, the type of image, and to set several basic scan settings. Note that except for the resolution, you can set individual scan settings for the front side and the rear side.
  • Page 34 4.2.1 The Image Selection Box The Image Selection box includes the image type and document side option. If you wish to scan both the front side and the rear side of your color document, you can check both Front Color and Rear Color at the same time.
  • Page 35 Example 2：Scanning a two-sided color document, one in B&W(Drop Blue Color：Threshold：10, Background：79), the other in color Side/Image Selection Rear Front Image Description Type Color Choose Color if you wish to scan a color image for your original in color. Gray Choose Gray image if your original contains actual shades of gray.
  • Page 36 Front/Rear Auto Color Detection: Click to automatically detect and scan the front or the rear page of your color document in color image mode. If your document is in colors, the scanner will automatically scan the document into a color image. If your document is non-color, you can choose the output to be either B&W or Gray from the Non-Color Selection option.
  • Page 37 4.2.2 Other Image Options This is the process of converting a Binarization grayscale or color image to a bi-tonal image. There are several different methods of performing this conversion. Options: Dynamic Threshold, Fixed Processing, Halftone 1~5, Error Diffusion. Dynamic Threshold: Selecting Dynamic Threshold allows the scanner to dynamically evaluate each document to determine the optimal threshold value...
  • Page 38 Fixed Processing: Used for black-and- white and other high contrast documents. A single level is set to determine the black- and-white transition. The threshold is programmable over the entire density range. Fixed Processing sets Contrast to 0. If Fixed Processing is selected, Contrast is not available.
  • Page 39 Error Diffusion Image 4-10...
  • Page 40 Threshold Used to convert a grayscale image to a bi-tonal image. The value ranges from 0 to 255. A low threshold value produces a lighter image, and can be used to subdue backgrounds and subtle, unneeded information. A high threshold value produces a darker image, and can be used to help pick up faint images.
  • Page 41 Gray Document Type: Choice: Normal, Photo, Document Three options of document type are provided when you choose Gray as the image type for your scanned document. Choice: Normal, Photo, Document. • Document: Choose Document if your original contains pure text or a mixture of text and graphic since it is an optimal setting for regular business document.
  • Page 42 Normal Photo Document (Threshold: 230) Normal Document Photo (Threshold: 230) 4-13...
  • Page 43 Adjusts the lightness or darkness of an Brightness image. The higher the value, the brighter the image. Drag the slider to the right or left to increase or decrease the brightness. The range is from –100 to +100. Adjusts the range between the darkest and Contrast the lightest shades in the image.
  • Page 44 Resolution A good control of the resolution results a good detail of an image that scans. The resolution is measured by dots per inch (dpi). Normally, the greater the dpi number, the higher the resolution and the image file size. Be aware that greater resolution takes more time to scan, and more disk space for the scanning image.
  • Page 45 Invert Reverses the brightness and the colors in the image. The default setting is Black on a White background. Reverse mode is White on a Black background. For color images, each pixel will be changed into its complementary color at the command of Invert.
  • Page 46 Scan Choice: Source Auto Document Feeder: Used to scan multiple pages. Flatbed: Used to scan a single page. For example, pages from newspaper clipping, paper with wrinkles or curls. Flatbed (book): Used to scan several inside pages from book. Automatic: Allow the scanner automatically set its scan source.
  • Page 47 Color The purpose of Color Matching is getting the Matching accurate color. This option uses the default parameters (ICC profile) to adjust the colors of the image. Normal After Color Adjustment 4.2.3 Scanning color images The following options are available for scanning color images. Brightness Contrast Resolution...
  • Page 48 4.2.4 Scanning grayscale images The following options are available for scanning gray images. Brightness Contrast Resolution Invert 4.2.5 Scanning B&W images The following options are available for scanning B&W images. Binarization (Dynamic Threshold) Resolution Invert Binarization (Fix Processing) Threshold Brightness Resolution Invert 4-19...

  • Page 49: Editing Profiles

    4.2.6 Editing Profiles The Scanner Properties dialog box allows you to change and save your frequently used scan settings into a profile. You can edit these profiles by renaming or deleting them. To add a new profile, 1. Customize your settings. (For example, change your resolution, image type, cropping method, scan size, or other scan settings.) 2.
  • Page 50 To load a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, choose your favorable profile from the “Profiles” dropdown list box. Your favorable profile will be immediately loaded and displayed on Scanner Properties dialog box. To delete a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box.
  • Page 51 To rename a profile, From the Image tab dialog box, click “Profiles” to prompt the Edit Your Profile dialog box. Choose the profile you want to rename from the dropdown list box and then click the Rename button. Enter new name for the profile. Choose “Save”...

  • Page 52: The Compression Tab

    4.3 The Compression Tab The Compression tab allows you to compress your scanned image and choose the level of compression. Bi-tonal images are normally compressed using CCITT standard called Group 4 (G4). Color and grayscale images are often compressed using JPEG technology.
  • Page 53 The Compression tab dialog box 4-24...

  • Page 54: The Color Dropout Tab

    4.4 The Color Dropout Tab 4.4.1 Color Dropout Selection Color Dropout tab allows you to drop either of the red, blue, or green color in your scanned image. If your image contains red color watermark or background, choose the R (Red) channel then any red watermark or background will be removed.
  • Page 55 The Color Dropout dialog box 4-26...
  • Page 56 4.4.2 Other Color Dropout Options Advanced Processing provides two options that can adjust your scanned image in the best optimal result. Filter This value is used to determine the color Threshold which will be dropped out. A lower value will drop more of the selected color out, while a higher value will leave more of the selected color in.
  • Page 57 Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background: Remove Blue, Threshold: 20, Background Level: 210 4-28...

  • Page 58: The Paper Tab

    4.5 The Paper Tab The Paper tab allows you to define values relating to image output (i.e., Auto Crop or not, Scan Area, OverScan, Multi-Feed Detection). The Paper tab dialog box 4-29...
  • Page 59 4.5.1 Cropping Cropping allows you to capture a portion of the document being scanned. Choice: Automatic, Fixed to Transport, EOP (End of Page) Detection. Options Description Automatic Automatic adjusts the cropping window according to different document sizes. Use this option for batches of mixed-sized documents.
  • Page 60 The following options are only available when Fixed to Transport is selected. X-Offset — the distance from the left end of the scanner to the left edge of the scanning area. Y-Offset — the position from the top end of the document to the top end of the scanning area.

  • Page 61: Other Paper Selection

    4.5.2 Other Paper Selection Deskew Use this option to automatically deskew a document. Note: If the skew angle is too great, some of the image may be cut off. Scan Area Choose your desired paper size with the drop-down list box. Or you may select a custom paper size by clicking the Scan Area box and then click Add to include in the choice.

  • Page 62: Transport Timeout

    Choose “Unknown Length” if you have a batch of long page document with unknown length. Choose “Enter Length” to enter the length and width of your documents or your desired scan size on documents. This is useful when you have a batch of documents with the same scan size or a batch of same-sized documents.
  • Page 63 Note: Within the specified timeout period, if you load your document to the feeder, the scanner starts scanning automatically. If your scanner has a flatbed option and you place your paper on the flatbed, after the timeout period, you need to click the Scan button on the TWAIN user interface to start scanning.

  • Page 64: The Multi-Feed Detection Tab

    4.6 The Multi-Feed Detection Tab Multi-Feed Detection Multi-Feed Detection allows you to detect overlapped document that go through the auto document feeder. Multi-Feed usually occurs due to stapled documents, adhesives on documents, or electro-statically charged document. Note： The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner.
  • Page 65 Additional Length Detection Additional Length Detection allows you to define the length of document being multi-fed. This value indicates the additional length exceeding your scan area. The Display window will show the size of the document as you change the value. A value of 0 indicates no additional length detection.
  • Page 66 By Length+Position: When a multi-feed is detected for the first time, the scanner memorizes the length and position of the paper attached to the document. When you perform next scanning, this pattern of multi-feed will be bypassed. To use the intelligent mode, Choose your desired multi-feed detecting method to bypass by.
  • Page 67 Detection Area This option allows you to specify a multi-feed detection area. To specify a multi-feed detection area, Choose Disable from the Intelligent Mode. The Detection Area will be enabled. Choose Inside the Range or Outside the Range. The detection area will be highlighted. Drag your mouse pointer on the top or the bottom of the detection area to specify your area in the display window.
  • Page 68 Detection Area: Outside the Range, Box, Top: 3”, Bottom: 7” 4-39...
  • Page 69 Ultrasonic Detection Ultrasonic Detection allows you to set overlapped document by detecting paper thickness between documents. Note： The availability of the function varies based on type of scanner. There are two options available if Multi-Feed is detected. Stop Scanning after Multi-Feed If this is selected, the scanner will stop the feeder and display the following Warning dialog box if multi-feed is detected.
  • Page 70 Clear the Multi-Fed Paper: Choice: Manual, Auto If Auto is selected, once multi-feed is detected and scanning operation is stopped, the scanner will automatically clear the transport of the multi-fed paper. If manual is selected, once multi-feed is detected and scanning operation is stopped, you need to manually clear the transport of the multi-fed paper.
  • Page 71 How to add the sound alarm： 1. Click the Browse button on the right side of the speaker icon. The Open dialog box appears. 2. Choose your wave file. 3. Click the Open button. The wave file is added. Units Defines the primary measurement system.

  • Page 72: Relative To Document

    4.6.1 Relative to Document Relative to Document: (used for batches of same-sized documents) This option allows you to crop different areas on your documents and deliver these images in B&W, Gray, or Color separately. For example, there are applications which require you to store the entire document in B&W and a part of the document in color to save storage space.
  • Page 73 Click the Preview tab to display the Preview window. A black rectangular box appears to indicate the max. scan size your have just selected. The Image The selected Selection image A black rectangular Click the Preview button to view the entire image in low resolution to correctly crop your relative scan area.
  • Page 74 A Cross Sign Relative Area Check the B&W image from the Image Selection box to scan the entire document. Click the Scan button to start scanning the document in two image types and sizes. (See the result in below.) The entire document in B&W The relative area in color 4-45...

  • Page 75: The Preview Tab

    4.7 The Preview Tab The Preview tab allows you to preview (a low-resolution scan) your image before final scan. This preview image lets you allocate your scan area. You can choose your scan area by the “Scan Area” drop down list box or placing your cursor on the Display window and dragging it diagonally on the Display window.

  • Page 76: The Options Tab

    4.8 The Options Tab The Options tab allows you to set following additional image processing settings. The Option tab dialog box 4-47...
  • Page 77 Flip Side Select “fanfold” to rotate the image Rotation of the reverse side to 180 degrees. This is applied to double-sided document which are viewed in portrait are sometime fed into the scanner in landscape or vice versa. Choice: Book, Fanfold. If “Book”...
  • Page 78 Rotate Image Choose the rotation angle from the drop down list if you wish to rotate your scanned image. Choice: None, 90°CW(clockwise), 90°CCW(counter clockwise), 180°, Auto based on contents. Auto rotate every even page. Rotate 90°CW Original Rotate 90°CCW Rotate 180° Auto based on contents: When Auto based on contents is selected, images can be rotated to their proper...
  • Page 79 Blank Page Check if you wish to remove the blank page Removal and move the slider to the left or right to your desired threshold. Edge Check White or Black if you wish to add white or Fill black edge on the border of your scanned image. Enter the value from 0 to 5 mm.
  • Page 80 Image Check the Mirror box if you wish to reverse the right Control and left side of your image. Option Original The Mirror Effect 4-51...
  • Page 81 Despeckle Occasionally small dots or specks appear in the background of a scanned image. Remove unwanted speckles provides a cleaner image for OCR (Optical Character Recognition) processing, and also helps to reduce compressed file size. Define the speckles (also known as image noise) you wish to remove by specifying its number (size) and radius (range).
  • Page 82 Note: • The function is currently available for Black and White image only. • To scan at rated speed, it is recommended to set the noise radius up to 10 pixels. 4-53...
  • Page 83 Background This option allows you to set your scan Setting background. Choice: White Background, Black Background. White Background Black Background 4-54...

  • Page 84: The Setting Tab

    4.9 The Setting Tab The Setting tab allows you to set the following settings: The Setting tab dialog box Energy Saving Check the Enable Energy Saver box Control and move the slider to the right to set the amount of time to start the energy saver after your last action.
  • Page 85 Cache Mode: None, Page Number, Memory Size. This option allows you to assign a specified memory size from the available RAM to process the image data. By specifying a smaller memory size, you can free more memory for other applications you are running.
  • Page 86 Show Scanning Check and the scanning progress bar Progress will be shown during scanning. Show Warning Check to show the warning messages Message such as “ADF pad count exceeds 50,000 scans (the number varies based on type of scanner). Please replace the ADF pad and reset the pad count.”...

  • Page 87: The Imprinter Tab

    4.10 The Imprinter Tab The Imprinter tab allows you to print alphanumeric characters, date, time, document count and custom message on your scanned image if digital imprinter is selected or at the back of your document if external imprinter is selected. Choice: External Imprinter, Digital Imprinter.
  • Page 88 Contents Print All Check Print All to automatically print the text at all pages of your documents. Uncheck Print All to print the text for the first page of your documents only. Custom Enter your custom text to be included in your print string.
  • Page 89 String Choice: Normal, Rotated (180 degrees) Orientation Delay Choose the position of the print string. Move the slider from 1 to 5000. Default: 300. This feature is available only if an external imprinter is installed. Print Position Choose the position of your printed string. Choice: Top, Middle, Bottom, Custom.

  • Page 90: The Information Tab

    4.11 The Information Tab The Information tab displays the following system and scanner information. The Information tab dialog box The “Report” button： If you encounter any error message while using the scanner, click the Report button. A report.txt file (C:\AVxxx) will be generated.
  • Page 91 The “Reset Pad Count” button」： After scanning approximately 50,000 pages (the number varies based on type of scanner) through the Auto Document Feeder (ADF), the ADF pad may be worn out and you may experience problems with document feeding. In this case, it is highly recommended to replace the ADF pad with a new one.

  • Page 92: The Isis Interface Operation

    5. The ISIS Interface Operation The ISIS driver operation method is similar to the TWAIN’s functions on the ISIS interface screen is briefly described as below: Mode: Select one of scan modes, including B&W, gray, color options. Dither: 5 halftone levels available, can be disabled. Dots per inch: Select your desired resolution.

  • Page 93: Using The Button

    6. Using The Button The convenient buttons and knob on the scanner is shown as below:...

  • Page 94: Installing Button Manager

    6.1 Installing Button Manager To use the buttons on the scanner, you need to install the Button Manager. To ensure the Button Manager work properly, please FIRST install Button Manager before installing the scanner driver. Installing the Button Manager is easy. Insert the supplied CD to your CD-ROM drive and follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation of the Button Manager.
  • Page 95 The Button Panel shows the first five scanning buttons. Right-click the button (function) you wish to check. The Button Properties window appears. Click to select options or setting. The button The scan number and settings for name. the selected button. (in this case button #1).

  • Page 96: Scanning From One Touch Of The Buttons

    6.3 Scanning From One Touch of the Buttons 1. Adjust the paper guide for the width of paper and load the document with their tops into the input tray. 2. Turn the knob on the scanner to select one of the number marks (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6).

  • Page 97: Care And Maintenance

    7. Care and Maintenance 7.1 Cleaning the Scanner Glass Both strips of glass in the scanner should be cleaned periodically. The two small strips of gray reflective material should lightly dusted if debris is present. To clean the strips of glass, follow these steps: Pull the release knob to open the front door.
  • Page 98 Scanner glass 3. Close the front door.

  • Page 99: Cleaning The Rollers And Adf Pad

    Cleaning the rollers and ADF pad From time to time the pad assembly and feeding rollers may become contaminated with ink, toner particles or paper dust. In this case the scanner may not feed documents smoothly. If this occurs, please clean the rollers and ADF pad. To clean the feeding rollers, 1.
  • Page 100 Rollers Sensor 3. Close the scanner front door. To clean the ADF roller and pad assembly, Pull the release knob to open the front door.
  • Page 101 Knob Press down the document feeder. Press down two latches on the back of the automatic document feeder to open the rear cover.

  • Page 102: Replacing The Adf Roller

    Clean the ADF roller and ADF pad by using a soft and lint- free cloth wet with some isopropyl alcohol (95%). When cleaning the ADF pad, avoid touching the metal part. 7.3 Replacing the ADF Roller Replace the ADF roller under the following conditions:...
  • Page 103 You experience repeated document jams and cleaning the ADF roller did not help. As a guideline, replace the roller after about 100,000 scans. You may check the scan count with the Info tab on the scanner’s TWAIN user interface. Disassembly Steps: Press down two latches on the back of the automatic document feeder to open the rear cover.
  • Page 104 3. Remove the roller.
  • Page 105 Installation Steps: Insert right end of the roller into the roller groove. Move the knob of the roller forward as indicated. If successfully inserted, a snap in sound could be heard.
  • Page 106 Close the rear cover by pushing two latches to its original positions. 7-10...

  • Page 107: Replacing The Adf Pad Module

    7.4 Replacing the ADF pad module Replace the ADF pad assembly under the following conditions: You experience repeated document jams and cleaning the ADF pad did not help. As a guideline, replace the pad assembly after about 20,000 scans. You may check the scan count with the Info tab on the scanner’s TWAIN user interface.
  • Page 108 Press down the document feeder. Press down two latches on the back of the automatic document feeder to open the rear cover. 7-12...
  • Page 109 Use your fingers to hold and press two sides of the pad assembly to remove the pad assembly. Installation Steps: Follow the reverse order of the disassembling steps to install the ADF pad. 7-13...

  • Page 110: Troubleshooting

    8. Troubleshooting 8.1 Clearing a Paper Jam In the event of a paper jam, follow the procedures below to remove the paper: 1. Pull the release knob to open the front door.
  • Page 111 2. Press down two latches in the back of the automatic document feeder to open the rear cover. 3. Carefully pull the paper out of the document feeder.

  • Page 112: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions Question: The scanned image always comes out to be too dark. Answer: 1) Use your application to modify the Gamma setting to 2.2 and 1.8 for your printer and monitor respectively. 2) Adjust Brightness setting from the TWAIN interface to get a brighter image.

  • Page 113: Technical Service

    Technical Service Before contact Avision, please prepare the following information: Scanner serial & revision number (located on the bottom of the scanner); Hardware configuration (e.g., your host CPU type, RAM size, free disk space, display card, interface card); The name and version of your scanning software application; The version of your scanner driver.

  • Page 114: Specifications

    9. Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Model Number FF-0803S Scanner Type Sheet-fed, duplex scanner Optical Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Maximum Scanning Size 8.5”x14” Interface High Speed USB 2.0 Bus Power/ External 5Vdc,1A / 24Vdc,1A Adapter Power Consumption <...

  • Page 115: Index

    Index 4-30 Deskew, Document Type Ａ Normal, Photo, Document, 4-11 Additional Length Detection, Ｅ Ｂ 4-44 Edge Fill, Eject Paper Opposite, 4-48 B&W, 4-46 Energy Saving, 4-24 Background Level, Background Setting, 4-45 Ｆ Barcode, 4-47 Binarization 4-24 Filter Threshold, Dynamic Threshold, Fixed 4-41 Processing, Flip Side Rotation,...
  • Page 116 4-42 Rotate Image, Ｏ 4-31 OverScan, Ｓ 4-30 Scan Area, Ｒ Reset Pad Count, 4-50 Ｕ Reset Roller Count, 4-50 Resolution, 4-13 Ultrasonic Detection, 4-33...

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